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YesFan72 
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Posted: December 22 2007 at 20:11 |
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Just wondering...
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Philéas
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Posted: December 22 2007 at 21:58 |
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Emo, as in the stuff that gets labelled Emo these days, is all bad, but better than mainstream Rap.
Underground Rap can be really nice, but I haven't explored it thoroughly, and old (real) Emo from the 80's to mid 90's is one of my favourite genres anyway (it hasn't got anything to do with contemporary "Emo"), so I voted Rap.
Edited by Philéas - December 22 2007 at 21:59
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Posted: December 22 2007 at 22:05 |
Alternative/Underground Rap is actually very good. Other rap can also be pretty good, though it really depends on the artist.
Emo (the modern stuff) is all crap. I haven't heard much from the real Emo phase though.
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rileydog22
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Posted: December 22 2007 at 22:10 |
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I won't say either is worse because that implies that one is better.
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Posted: December 23 2007 at 06:32 |
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I smell a lot of elitism in this thread.
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Posted: December 23 2007 at 06:41 |
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Prog, because it is only marginally better (if at all), and doesn't make any money.
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Posted: December 23 2007 at 07:24 |
Emo. I just HATE IT! 
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cynthiasmallet
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Posted: December 23 2007 at 07:26 |
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Emo definitely, at least rap has a bit of creativity and substance to it.
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Would you like to watch TV, or get between the sheets, or contemplate the silent freeway, would you like something to eat?
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Snipergoat
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Posted: December 23 2007 at 08:51 |
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I hate both, but I probably hate emo more cause N.Ireland is full of emos.
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Vompatti
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Posted: December 23 2007 at 08:58 |
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Emo haircuts are kind of cute (on girls). To my knowledge rap doesn't
even involve any particular haircuts, so rap is easily worse than emo.
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Posted: December 23 2007 at 10:16 |
Threads like this 
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Posted: December 23 2007 at 10:40 |
What's better: this  or this?  I really can't choose... 
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"Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent."
Charles Bukowski
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Posted: December 23 2007 at 12:30 |
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Tuz, have you ever heard any Emo on any Polish radio? I had to go to a band's Myspace to find out what the stuff actually is, it seems totally absent from any local media.
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Posted: December 23 2007 at 12:38 |
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Both are like hair metal, each are destroying the charts, and each are getting large radio, MTV, and all around media play. Like hair metal though, they will go down, FAST, and fifteen years from now, our children are gonna be saying, "how could that have been the cool thing, it's so stupid".
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Posted: December 23 2007 at 12:38 |
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"Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent."
Charles Bukowski
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Posted: December 23 2007 at 12:41 |
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None is worse.
I'm a huge fan of hip-hop (I've been listening to it more than prog this year alone) and I like some songs and bands from the "emo" scene most notably 30 Seconds to Mars.
It's better to enjoy music rather than dissing it. Why not explore both genres a bit? I'm pretty sure you'll like at least 1 artists from them.
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Posted: December 23 2007 at 12:42 |
With all due respect.
No
Edited by schizoid_man77 - December 23 2007 at 12:42
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Posted: December 23 2007 at 12:49 |
 schizoid_man77 wrote:
Both are like hair metal, each are destroying the charts, and each are getting large radio, MTV, and all around media play. Like hair metal though, they will go down, FAST, and fifteen years from now, our children are gonna be saying, "how could that have been the cool thing, it's so stupid". |
Rap's been a long time dying.
Conjecture: more stratified society = more people living (and dying) the gangsta style = more popularity for rap
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Posted: December 23 2007 at 12:49 |
schizoid_man77 wrote:
With all due respect.
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Why not? You're not going to die trying and you'll gain more music to enjoy. It isn't a sin to like hip-hop or emo either. What will you loose trying?
Edited by chamberry - December 23 2007 at 12:50
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Dim
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Posted: December 23 2007 at 23:33 |
chamberry wrote:
schizoid_man77 wrote:
With all due respect.
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Why not? You're not going to die trying and you'll gain more music to enjoy. It isn't a sin to like hip-hop or emo either. What will you loose trying?
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I know, it's just everytime hip hop songs sounds the same, and the more I listen to it the less I can concentrate on it, and at the end of the day, I realise how bad it sounded.
I do respect underground rap like immortal technique and Jedi mind tricks though.
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